Hotel Taddart

Not sure I fully understand the ire of some other reviewers… Yes, this is an older hotel, in a remote area, en route between Fes and Merzouga, Erg Chebi, etc. Yes, it’s definitely cold in the main areas, but that is standard for most establishments this time of year and the rooms are toasty. No, there aren’t hair dryers or free toiletries but I don’t know why someone would go to the Atla Mts expecting those. The staff are universally helpful, the overall vibe is “old grandeur,” there is WiFi, hot water, there’s a working bar and espresso machine, and impeccable views of the mountains.

We stopped her for lunch, looks a very popular stop for tourist groups. The foyer is impressive with the large amethyst geodes, but that where it stops. We asked for vegetable soup which came tepid and like water, not impressed, the bread was not good either. Maybe they were just having a bad day. We didn't get anything else.

I was hopeful because people at the desk were friendly when we checked in. Then, we walked to our room. The floor of the corridor appeared to be unfinished. It was covered with cheap looking carpets. Our room had no refrigerator or safe deposit box which was alright for me. However, there wasn’t a single hanger. There was no hair dryer. In the bathroom there were no towel bars, no hooks, no toilet paper holder. The bathtub was so tall that I got in and out of it each time with trepidation. There was no grab bar. The shower curtain looked tired. When we ate, there was no heating in the dining room. Instead, they lit fires in their huge fireplaces. The tables were all placed together as though to seat big groups of people. There were very few guests so I wondered why the tables were arranged that way. Breakfast was a boiled egg, a couple of cold cuts, yogurt and a slice of processed cheese. It didn’t look appetising. And our dinner the previous night was horrible. We took one bite of the flan and left it. This is in the middle of the desert. Perhaps there are not many choices of hotels here. We stayed here as part of a packaged tour. My mother used to describe dark weird houses as looking like the house of Dracula. This would be an apt description of this hotel.